Middle East
How the West Has Played ISIS’ Game
In Issue 7 of Dabiq, the official magazine of ISIS (and a rather glossy and gory one at that), an essay entitled "The Extinction of the ……Read More
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Defecting from the Islamic State
The recent attacks that appear to be the work of ISIS show that the group may well be capable of wider-reaching international terrorism. While the ……Read More
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Ayatollah Khamenei, Trust and the P5+1 Nuclear Deal
A recent letter from Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Iran's President Hasan Rouhani sheds light on his verdict about the recent Iran/P5+1 nuclear deal. Before ……Read More
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The Collapse of Post-Qaddafi Libya
While the media focusses on Libya through the Benghazi and Hillary Clinton lenses, the current geopolitical situation in Libya is basically ignored. While the leaders ……Read More
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The Islamic State and Its Geographic Motivation
I am hoping that this posting will help us all to better understand that geopolitical meddling by the world's most powerful nations can have long-term ……Read More
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The Use of Child Soldiers in the Syrian Conflict
A report released earlier this summer shows the depths to which the fighting in Syria has fallen. According to the Official Website of the Syrian Observatory ……Read More